Comments on: Blogging on Eggshells: Why I Write What I Think, Sometimes Swear, and Draw Dirty Pictures

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:02:25 +0000

Ha ha. I have two words, too. Hell yeah.

By: s,

s, — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:30:19 +0000

i have two words:

FUCK YES.

By: Gail

Gail — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:27:21 +0000

Hey Ken — I had to return to this post and leave another comment. A few days ago, I sent an e-mail to several people in a group I belong to about an issue which I had to address. I was respectful and direct, wanting them to know I was making my comments in the spirit of building community. After I sent it, I was nervous. Most have responded, some understand what I was trying to say, a few miss the point entirely (so what else is new?!). One person thanked me very much for saying what she had not found a way to say. It feels good to practice saying what I really think — need to do it more often! Thanks for your encouragement.

By: Mo

Mo — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:49:32 +0000

Hey Ken,

Been away lately and I see I need to do some catching up!! Great post!! Keep being you or else we’ll really get pissed. We demand nothing less

This is something I was struggling with as I am about to launch my teaching business. I need to remember to do this my way, with my stamp on it, not try to be what others are. I know this will work if I am me. Trying to be someone else has really slowed me already so I’ve felt some of that pain.

This statement you posted summarizes it well: “I’d rather decide who I am and what I have to offer, look for people who appreciate both, and do my best to serve them.” Well said!!! That’s going to be me with this business!

And beer. Mmmmm beer. As a Canadian what can I say We love our beer!!!

Thanks,
Mo

By: Melissa Grossman

Melissa Grossman — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:34:47 +0000

I love the drawings on this blog. Part of me wants to holler for more. Part me wants to let them come as they come, and enjoy the surprise of it. Besides, this is your gig, and it seems to me you know best how to nurture it along. Which leads me to heartily concur with this remark:

“Find a market and then become whatever that market wants you to be. I think that’s a hard road to travel.”

I’ve traveled that road. It’s more than hard. It’s hell, and there’s no h-e-double toothpicks about it.

Cheers!

By: Barb

Barb — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:52:49 +0000

Let’s have a beer and cuss a little bit. Get comfortable.

I love that you are what you are. It’s inspiring, it’s fun, and I think you should always be yourself. Keep it up.

Barb

ps Please draw more naked pictures. I’d like a muscular man, about 25 …

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:23:11 +0000

Oh geez … I’m tryin’ to LOWER the number of blogs in my RSS reader and now you have to go and write the anchor project post and this one and now I have to ADD a blog!

Now that you have helped me see what was holding me up, I’m gonna get goin’ on my anchor project (thank you, thank you, thank you) and, I too, will endeavor to be just who I am without being overly censorious (is that a word?) in case someone may take offense. Havi Brooks (who I found through Naomi at Ittybiz – we seem to like a lot of the same folks) says you need to find “YOUR people” and I don’t think MY people would care if I drop an f-bomb once in a while or state an opinion without heming and hawing and qualifying everything.
So, thanks again, and I’ll be around.

By: Ken Robert

Ken Robert — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:05:15 +0000

They really meant no harm. It was a polite request and we all have our bugaboos. But I thought the post would help clarify where I stand and I’m standing by the naked lady.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:01:52 +0000

Good on you, Ken. There’s a word in Australia for people like those you’ve been describing: wowsers (wow-zers). I suspect these are the same people who don’t like women breastfeeding in public – they’d rather deprive a baby of its food and psycho-emotional bonding because of their puritian, outmoded sensibilities.

Be yourself. Know that you’re an inspiration to people like me, the terminally and hopelessly creative.

By: Gail

Gail — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:32:37 +0000

Add me to your list of those very tired of pretending to be anyone but ourselves! This post is one of your best — it’s spot on and made me laugh out loud several times. Guess I never really noticed the naked statue before! I don’t like beer (an occasional Mike’s Hard Lemonade or glass of wine, though), but I have found that the rare, well-placed swear word gets people’s attention. I also have been known to accidentally say exactly what I mean, and I intend to do that more often.